2025 WTA News & Gossip

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA500 Merida Open, Mexico,

No 2 seed Paula Badosa had to retire in her QF match with a back injury 61 3-5 against Daria Saville
Emma Navarro No 1 seed, Avanesyan, Arango won their respective QF matches

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA250 ATX Open, Texas,

Pegula (1) Tomljanovic, Kessler (5) Minnen won their QF matches

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA250 ATX Open, Texas,
SFs, Saturday March 1st,

J.Pegula (1) vs A.Tomljanovic
M.Kessler (5) vs G.Minnen

WTA500 Merida Open, Mexico
SFs, Saturday March 1st,

E.Navarro (1) vs E.Avanesyan
D.Saville vs E.Arango

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Results from SFs at WTA250 ATX Open, Texas
J.Pegula (1) d Tomljanovic 61 46 63
M. Kessler (5) d G.Minnen 74 64

Results from SF at WTA500 Merida Open, Mexico
E.Navarro (1) d Ananesyan 63 63
E.Arango d D.Saville 46 63 62

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA500 Merida Open, Mexico,
Ladies Singles Final,

E. Navarro (1) vs E.Arango H2H Navarro 1-0

WTA250 ATX Open, Texas,
Ladies Singles Final,

J.Pegula (1) vs M.Kessler (5) First meeting

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Jessica Pegula is the WTA Austin Champion defeating McCartney Kessler 75 62, Jessica has captured her 7th career WTA Tour Title!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Wow!
A double bagel from Emma Navarro against Arango, to win the biggest title of her career WTA500 Merida Open, Mexico
Important week for Emma!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Marketa Vondrousova has withdrawn from Miami Open and will miss the ' next few months' due to a shoulder injury, Marketa also withdrew from IW
Marketa needs to do more rehab on her shoulder after having surgery on her shoulder last year.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA and PIF Create the PIF WTA Maternity Fund Program,
The first ever paid maternity leave for professional tennis players.
1. The pioneering initiative, supported by PIF and championed by the WTA Players Council. marks the first time in women's sports history that comphrehensive maternity benefits are available to independent, self - employed athletes.
2. New PIF WTA Maternity Fund Program, a first of its kind and the only maternity program in women's sports to be fully funded and supported by an external partner, provides up to 12 months of paid maternity leave.
3. The PIF WTA Maternity Fund Program empowers women tennis players by providing the support and flexibility to pursue professional careers and build families

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Miami Open main draw wild cards ( so far)
Petra Kvitova
Sloane Stephens
Ajla Tomjanovic
Alexandra Eala
Tyra Grant
Victoria Mboko
Sayaka Ishii

WTA draw for Miami Open will be Sunday 16th March at 2.30pm
Closed event. Draws will be revealed on tournaments platforms

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA Top Ten Monday 17th March,

1. Sabalenka 9,606
2. Swiatek 7,375
3. Gauff 6,063
4. Pegula 5,361
5. Keys 5,004
6. Andreeva 4,710 (+5)
7. Paolini 4,518 (-1)
8. Rybakina 4,448 (-1)
9. Zheng 3,985
10.Navarro 3,859

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

New Career Highs on WTA Top 100 Monday 17th March,

6. Andreeva
17. Anisimova
36. Avanesyan
56. P. Kudermetova
63. Kartal
68. Birell
79. Arango
80. Joint
100.Todoni

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Apparently Rybakina is not defending her Stuggart title of 2024, which means she could drop out of the Top Ten, unless she does something in Miami.

 

[kskate2]

to excel here, she would have to win MIA because she was a finalist last year.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Please!,
Iga Swaitek opens up on a lengthy instragram post what a difficult time the last 6 months have been for her and how she feel she's being harshly judged for being more emotionally expressive?
1. Well players do read social media
2. Iga has brought this on herself? actions speak louder than words.
3. Strategic Bathroom Breaks
4. Waving her arms just before her opponents about to serve?
5. Latest outburst, I dont think that was 'expressive' slamming down a ball from a ball ball that nearly missed hitting him and people in her box?
6. Iga is struggling mentally and her game is suffering from it, she hates to lose so she resorts to bad behavior?

 

[kskate2]

Somebody need to tell her to get over herself. This is not complicated, but quite simple:

Girl, you wrong. Just change the channel and do better.

 

[Kieran]

I was kinda confused when Iga says she apologised to the ball kid then mentioned nodding her head and the ballkid nodded his head, then the lineswoman nodded her head and the umpire nodded his head and they all nodded their heads.

Was that the apology?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I was kinda confused when Iga says she apologised to the ball kid then mentioned nodding her head and the ballkid nodded his head, then the lineswoman nodded her head and the umpire nodded his head and they all nodded their heads.

Was that the apology?

Apparently that was an 'apology' in her world, some of these top players get away with 'murder' after she slammed down that ball that nearly missed the ball kid the umpire should have intervened and gave her a warning at least, in my opinion.

 

[kskate2]

I was kinda confused when Iga says she apologised to the ball kid then mentioned nodding her head and the ballkid nodded his head, then the lineswoman nodded her head and the umpire nodded his head and they all nodded their heads.

Was that the apology?

Is head nodding the new gig? If that was the apology, what was that convo she had w/ the chair umpire?

 

[Kieran]

Is head nodding the new gig? If that was the apology, what was that convo she had w/ the chair umpire?

That was mime. She’s doing great things lately for the art circus…